PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Turner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Denke
vs
Turner

175 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
178 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Denke.
Turner misses with a low kick as Denke jumps back.
Denke throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Denke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Denke throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turner is looking to chop away at Denke's legs.
Turner moves away from the strike by Denke.
Denke misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denke throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denke misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Denke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Turner - the referee stops the clock and Denke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Turner. Denke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Turner is predictable there
and Denke counters with a stiff right hand.
Denke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Denke throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Turner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Denke is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Turner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Turner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Denke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner misses the body punch
and Denke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Denke there.
Good leg kick by Turner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Denke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turner. Turner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Denke's calf.
Turner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Denke misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turner. Turner obviously looking to wear him down.
Denke misses with the combination.
Turner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner lands with a slapping head kick.
Turner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Denke misses the target.
Denke misses with a body punch
and Turner finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Turner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Denke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Denke misses with an uppercut
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Denke tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Denke walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
Denke misses the shot to the body.
Turner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Denke throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turner! But no joy.
Denke misses with an uppercut
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Denke scores with a shot to the body.
Denke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
Ben Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Denke.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Denke moves out of range easily.
Denke is looking to counter punch.
Turner punishes Denke's body with a nice straight punch.
Denke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner defending well as Denke loads up on a big left hand.
Turner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Denke lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Denke has time to react.
A punch combination from Denke misses.
Turner misses with a body kick.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Denke moved out of range nicely.
Turner cracks the inside of Denke's front leg.
Denke walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Denke misses with an uppercut.
Denke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Denke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Denke throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner tests Denke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denke loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Turner has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Denke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Denke under the eye.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.

Denke is rocked!
Turner connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh Denke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turner tries to move into range but Denke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Denke misses its intended target.
Denke seems to have got his legs back now.
Denke checks a leg kick.
It looked like Denke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Denke.
Turner tries to land a leg kick but Denke saw it coming and moves away.
Turner misses with a hook. Denke ducked under it nicely.
Turner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Denke.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denke.
Denke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner thows a leg kick but Denke checks it
and Denke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner cracks the inside of Denke's front leg.
Turner lands a nice looking body kick.
Turner is looking to score with low kicks.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Denke.
Denke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Denke throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Turner.
Denke throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
A slow jab from Denke misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Denke is out of range.
Turner scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denke throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Turner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Denke's hands.
Turner misses with a leg kick
and Denke counters with a right hand to the body.
Turner misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Denke misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Denke.
Turner scores with a jab. Denke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Denke.
Denke throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Turner flicks out a counter leg kick but Denke steps away.
Denke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Turner blocks a jab.
Denke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turner. Turner obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Denke misses.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
Denke misses with a wild body shot.
Denke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws out a leg kick but Denke moves out of range and Turner only half commits.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Denke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Denke misses with a straight left.
Turner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Denke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Denke down.
Denke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ben Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner tries to work over Denke's front leg with a kick but Denke checks it.
Denke misses with a looping left.
Turner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Turner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Denke throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Denke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denke.
Denke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turner thows a body kick. Denke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Denke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Denke swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner scores with a nice right hand.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Denke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Turner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Denke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Denke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Denke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Denke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner throws a wild body kick that Denke sees coming a mile off.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Denke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turner.
Turner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Denke misses the target.
Turner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Turner connects with a leg kick. Denke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denke misses with a straight left.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turner throws a leg kick but Denke checks it.
A big left from Denke misses.
Denke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Denke finds it's way round the side to connect with Turner's head.
Denke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turner flicks out a counter leg kick but Denke steps away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Good leg kick by Turner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Denke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Denke misses with a hook.
It seemed like Turner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Denke on the side of the head.
Denke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Denke misses with a hook.
Turner clobbers Denke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turner stuns Denke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Denke misses.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denke's head backwards.
Denke's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Turner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Denke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner thuds a left hand into Denke's body.
Denke looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Denke slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Denke misses the target.
Turner jabs at Denke's body.
Turner lands a jab to the nose.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denke.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Denke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Turner.
Denke misses with an uppercut.
Turner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Denke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Denke blocks the body kick.
Karl Denke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Turner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Denke misses the body punch
and Turner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Turner!